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| US Battleship South Dakota at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 8 Dec 1944. Note Hospital Ship Samaritan above left and Battleship New Jersey at right. | US Battleship South Dakota at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 8 Dec 1944. Note Hospital Ship Samaritan at right. | An underside view of the USS Randolph flight deck 12 Mar 1945, the day after a Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (Frances) special attack aircraft crashed into Randolph’s stern as she rode at anchor in the Ulithi lagoon. | F6F-5N Hellcats of Marine Night Fighting Squadron VMF(N)-541 lined up at Falalop Airstrip, Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, May 1945. Note the nose art, which was rare on Navy or Marine aircraft, especially pin-up girls. |
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